INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING IN LOS ANGELES
The longest and most intimate relationship you will have in this life is the one you have with yourself.
We often live our lives in two completely different registers.
On the outside, there is the life you present to the world—competent, steady, and capable. You manage the logistics, you take care of the people around you, and you keep moving forward.
But on the inside, there is a quieter, more vulnerable reality.
It’s the feeling of being slightly homesick even when you’re at home. It’s the background hum of anxiety that you’ve simply learned to live with. It’s the realization that you are incredibly good at listening to others, but when you try to listen to yourself, the signal is fuzzy, quiet, or completely blank.
You do not have to wait for your world to fall apart to decide that your inner life deserves care.
How It Shows Up: Recognizing the Patterns
When we lose touch with our own internal compass, our mind and body start sending warning lights. You might find yourself experiencing:
Emotional Flatlining: Feeling "fine" most of the time, but realizing you’ve traded deep joy and vitality just to keep things stable.
The Over-Functioning Loop: Believing that your worth is directly tied to what you can do, fix, or produce for other people.
Relational Friction: Wanting deep connection but repeatedly hitting a wall of self-doubt, people-pleasing, or fear of truly being seen.
Anxiety & Inner Noise: A mind that is constantly scanning the horizon, trying to solve problems that haven't even happened yet.
Moving From Surviving to Inhabiting
At Olive & Fig Counseling, I believe that your struggles are highly intelligent survival strategies. They are not personality flaws; they are simply old patterns that kept you safe in the past, but are keeping you small in the present.
Therapy isn't about "fixing" you because you aren't broken. It is a collaborative, reflective process of remembering who you are beneath the expectations.
By bringing curiosity instead of judgment to your story, we can gently untangle the beliefs and behaviors that are holding you back. This work allows you to cultivate a deep sense of self-trust, so you can make decisions that feel aligned and build relationships that feel genuinely mutual.
What to Expect: The Therapeutic Space
When you step into this virtual space, you don't have to perform, edit, or hold it together.
Our sessions are active, collaborative, and entirely customized to your unique landscape. We hold space for the full spectrum of the human experience—which means our sessions often hold both deep, quiet tears and warm, spontaneous laughter.
You will leave our work not only with practical tools for your daily life, but with a fundamentally transformed relationship with yourself.
Take The First Step
I provide secure, confidential online individual therapy to adults residing anywhere in California.
If you are ready to stop managing your life and start truly living it, I would be honored to walk alongside you.
Schedule Your Free 15-Minute Consultation